If you like to alternate between mountains and sea while traveling and you also like sports and walking activities, Giulianova is the ideal place for you! In the province of Teramo, a small jewel of the Middle Adriatic.
Overlooking the Adriatic, it is one of the major destinations of the Teramo coast, an important center of seaside tourism. Today we talk about giulianova, one of the most popular tourist towns in the Middle Adriatic.
Giulianova: a town with many faces
Like its neighbor Tortoreto, Giulianova is able to satisfy all tastes, putting together the most disparate needs: if you love the sea, if you want to alternate the mountains with days on the beach, if you prefer sports activities, long walks or who, on the contrary, wants to sit down and taste the best dishes of the regional tradition. In Giulianova everyone will have a stay to remember.
The town is divided into upper part of Giulianova, where the historic buildings are located and Giulianova Lido, the modern part constituted by the coast, where numerous bathing establishments and hotels follow one another, most of them open in the summer.
1. Historic center of Giulianova: the Cathedral
We start our tour from the historic center and accompany history lovers on this guided tour: arrived in Giulianova village, near Corso Garibaldi there is the most important building in the city, the Cathedral of San Flaviano. Its construction, dating back to 1472, is dedicated to the Patriarch of Constantinople, whose remains it guards.
San Flaviano was the first example of an octagonal brick building, influenced by the Tuscan Renaissance. And its hemispherical dome is inspired by the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.
The Church today is rich in works by contemporary artists including the marble sculpture Madonna with Child by Venanzo Crocetti and the large bronze crucifix made in 1959 by the same author. The sculptor Francesco Coccia instead created the Baptistery in travertine and the high altar depicting the Crucifix, the Virgin and San Flaviano.
2. Giulianova north: the Sanctuary
At the end of Viale dello Splendore, in the northern part of the town, it rises the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima dello Splendore, which arose after a legend: on 22 April 1557 a farmer named Bertolino, while resting under an olive tree, had the vision of the Virgin enveloped in a dazzling light. Our Lady instructed him to report to the community his desire to build a sanctuary in that same place.
At the base of the olive tree a source of pure water gushed out, where even today people bathe to be blessed by the Madonna dello Splendore.
3. A breathtaking view
Finally, it is located near Piazza della Libertà the Belvedere from which it is possible to admire a breathtaking view of the city of Giulianova and the expanse of the Adriatic Sea.
4. Giulianova Lido
Let's move to the coast, in Giulianova Lido, one of the seven sisters of the province of Teramo. Martinsicuro, Alba Adriatica, Tortoreto Lido, Giulianova, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Pineto and Silvi Marina are the seven sisters of Abruzzo on the Adriatic Sea, in the province of Teramo. A cycle path joins them, the "Adriatic Green Corridor", which runs along almost the entire coast allowing you to admire the towns on a bicycle.
5. The Monumental Lungomare of Giulianova
Famous is the Monumental Lungomare di Giulianova, built in the years 1936 and 1937 on a project by Giuseppe Meo, a citizen of Julian and about 700 meters long. Giulianova Lido beach stretches for about five kilometers.
Its port divides the beach in two: to the north the Zadar waterfront while the southern section is on the Split coast. The beaches are wide and of fine golden sand. There is ample space for numerous bathing establishments alternating with short stretches of free beach. On the coast you will find numerous hotels and resorts, for relaxing and fun holidays. In fact, almost all the structures have a private beach and summer entertainment; finally there are several campsites at the ends of the promenade.
Not even those who love them Mountain hiking will be disappointed: from Giulianova, as from the neighboring towns, two national parks are easily reached, the Gran Sasso and the Majella. The hotels themselves organize day trips to mountain destinations. Not only that, in the Teramo area there are several wineries that welcome visitors for tastings and visits to the cellars.
And for the undecided? There is no doubt, Giulianova has everything for everyone. If you are undecided, come and experience everything this town has to offer. Easy right?
